Vestige of a choroidal melanoma
Only melanin and melanophages remain in an enucleation specimen from a patient successfully treated with brachytherapy for choroidal melanoma. The eye was enucleated not because of the tumor, but because it was blind and intractably painful in the aftermath of treatment. (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - November 29, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: ophthalmic pathology Source Type: blogs
Vaginal brachytherapy cuts mortality in early uterine cancer
(HealthDay)—For women along with surgically staged IA or IB endometrial adenocarcinoma, use of vaginal brachytherapy (VB) is associated with a reduction in mortality, according to a study published online August. 10 in Cancer.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - August 16, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
Rosacea tied to higher risk of GI illnesses
(HealthDay)—Rosacea is associated with improved risk of some gastrointestinal illnesses, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the British Journal of Dermatology.
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Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - August 15, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ken Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs
"Texas VA Run Like a ‘Crime Syndicate,’ Whistleblower Says" - Can Reports About the Benefits of EHRs at the VA Healthcare System Be Trusted?
This article just appeared:Texas VA Run Like a ‘Crime Syndicate,’ Whistleblower SaysMay 27, 2014http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/27/exclusive-texas-va-run-like-a-crime-syndicate-whistleblower-says.htmlFor years, employees at a Texas VA complained that their bosses were cooking the books. For years, the VA insisted there was no widespread wrongdoing. New whistleblower testimony and internal documents implicate an award-winning VA hospital in Texas in widespread wrongdoing—and what appears to be systemic fraud.Emails and VA memos obtained exclusively by The Daily Beast provide what is among the most compre...
Source: Health Care Renewal - May 28, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: CPRS health care corruption healthcare IT unintended consequences Veterans Administration medical scandal Veterans Affairs VistA Source Type: blogs
I used to be jealous
Back in 2007 when I had radiation for my breast cancer. I had to undergo the traditional radiation treatment which meant 37 visits spread over 7 weeks - five days a week that lasted FOREVER. I knew people online who were getting the short version and getting radiation for five days - brachytherapy - with two visits a day. I was jealous because I was (and still am) sick of going to the (damn) hospital.I had asked at the time and was told by my radiation oncologist that they did not offer the shorter option nor did most hospitals in Boston at that time. A few years later I attended a conference where I learned they were star...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - March 8, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: breast cancer treatment radiation side effects Source Type: blogs
Esteya System for Skin Cancer Treatment Gets FDA 510(k) Clearance (VIDEO)
Nucletron, an Elekta company based in Atlanta, GA, has received FDA clearance for the Esteya electronic brachytherapy system for treating patients with skin cancer. According to the CDC, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon. Though surgery is the main treatment strategy for skin cancer, High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy for nonmelanomatous skin cancer, such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, provides an alternative treatment option. Electronic...
Source: Medgadget - October 4, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gaurav Krishnamurthy Tags: Dermatology Oncology Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
C R Bard Settles Allegations of Kickbacks to Promote Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Screening for and aggressive treatment of prostate cancer has become an enormously lucrative business, if not necessarily a life-saving medical strategy. The minimal media coverage of a recent settlement suggests that at least to some degree, it has been fueled by some questionable practices.The CR Bard SettlementAs reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution,A medical device company on Monday agreed to pay a $48.2 million settlement to resolve claims by a Georgia employee that it paid kickbacks to doctors and customers who bought radiation treatment for prostate cancer.C.R. Bard Inc., which is headquartered in N...
Source: Health Care Renewal - May 16, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: kickbacks impunity C R Bard prostate cancer whistle-blowers legal settlements deferred prosecution agreement Source Type: blogs
New Academic Year Thoughts
The academic year is well underway and thoughts now turn to the candidates that will be filing applications for graduate nurse anesthetists programs. For those that are thinking about or are applying this year here are a few tips from someone fresh in the mix.
Dear David,
Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for the invaluable shadow experience you presented me and all the words of encouragement you provided me. Forgive my redundancy, but thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you some more. My journey to become a CRNA started when I was just in my third semester of nursing school. During my...
Source: Nurse Anesthetist - December 29, 2012 Category: Nurses Authors: David Tags: General Student Life Source Type: blogs
